Chapter 8: Eiffel in Love

For the past few hours, Starfire has been covering the object of her affections with smothering kisses and nuzzling.

At one point, Danny managed to sit up, only for Starfire to kiss him again on the mouth. This knocked him down and she spent about 2 minutes in full lip contact. One that was done, she went back to nuzzling his cheek.

How the heck do I get out of this? It's been so long that I wish I locked myself in the bathroom instead.

That's when it hit him

"Starfire?"

"Yes?"

"I need to use the restroom; do you mind if I go?"

She gets up. "I do not wish to prevent you from unloading the waste from your body."

The way she said it, he had to admit was kind of cute. Still, he gets up and leaves the room. He could just bolt out of there, but he had been reluctantly playing 7 Minutes in Heaven for about 2 hours. He really did need to use the restroom.

Once he was finished, he tried to figure out what would be next, that's when he heard the sounds of stomping. He can hear angry French men shouting and realizes what's going on. Crazy girl or not, Danny couldn't leave Starfire to these men, so he rushes back to the closet.

"Starfire! We have to get out of here, the French police are hunting us!"

Starfire gets up. "Oh dear. Perhaps we can offer an apology?"

"No time! We'll have to separate! You go one way and I'll head in the opposite."

"What?"

"It'll be harder to catch us if we're apart for now."

Starfire looks concerned, but nods.

"Intimacy would have to wait, I do not wish for harm on either of us."

Both teens escape the Louvre through opposite sides of the building.

Even with his weakened power, Danny can still avoid being normal humans. He now notices its already night.

"How long was she making out with me?" He wondered out loud. He now looks around and sees a park below. "Could use a break!"

Danny flies down and heads to a bench. He sits and sees there is no lovesick alien or armed policeman around. He sighs in relief. He finally manages to relax for about 10 minutes.

"Beloved?!"

Starfire's voice calls out to him. This causes Danny to get up and look around in horror. Looking around, he sees the Eiffel tower.

"Good a place as any to hide."

Danny flies to the Eiffel Tower, reaching one of its four legs before making a quick turn as he rises up, going to the very top.

Is she behind me? Danny looks back and sees no one. Good.

Danny finally makes it the top, the very top floor of the tower. At this point, he finally gets tired of the constant flying and getting away. He grabs hold of the railing and pulls himself up. Danny then crawls on the floor while looking back to make sure his admirer isn't following him. Out of breath, he reaches out for something to grab on to. He does, and he lifts himself up.

He's too busy looking back to see that he grabbed Starfire's hand. She beat him to the top, leaning on the side of the tower with one hand. She rests her hand that helped him up on her hip as she stands cross legged. Danny rests his hands on her shoulders as he pants and looks back. Starfire simply rolls her eyes away with a bright blush before she kisses his cheek. This snaps Danny out of it and he looks to where that kiss came from.

Was that… oh no.

Starfire smiles and closes her eyes for a brief moment before kissing the dumbfounded boy on the lips again. Once the kiss ends, Danny bolts upwards with enough force that Starfire's hair raises up.

Once it goes down, Starfire keeps looking in Danny's direction with a lovestruck smile. "He is so the adorable…"

Danny hurries, but Starfire quickly catches up to him. She grabs his arms and takes him higher, above the clouds.

"Starfire! Stop!"

"As you wish!" She says. She lets him go.

"Great." Danny rubs his wrists, where she grabbed him. He's had enough and decides he must say something. "Look, I-"

He stops and notices where they are. They're above the clouds, where the moon is full and shining all over them.

His jaw drops.

"Is it not the beautiful?" She asks.

"Yeah… it is." He's not lying. Once he looks to her, he sees Starfire holding her hand out. He realizes she wants to dance with him. "You want to dance again?" She nods. After a moment of consideration, he shrugs. "Sure, why not?"

Danny takes her hand. They wrap their other hands around each other as they start to dance above the clouds.

What am I even doing? He wonders in his head. I can't seem to decide whether I like this girl or I'm afraid of her. Pretty sure it's the first one right now.

As he thinks this, Starfire rests her head on his shoulder. It's a good thing they're floating, as he is about a few inches shorter than her, therefore it wouldn't work if they were indeed on the ground. This action causes a brief flush on his face.

During this, they float down, reaching the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. As this happened, Danny questioned why he wasn't afraid. He figured Starfire might do something, like hug him tightly, but for now he felt comfortable.

They finally reach the floor. Starfire lifts her head and looks into his eyes. Up to this point, Danny isn't afraid of her. Instead, he looks into her lovely emeralds and cracks a smile. Starfire closes his eyes and moves her head closer for a kiss. Danny looks concerned as their mouths almost touch.

CRASH!

This caught their attention. They let go of each other and look down. One of the SWAT trucks that's been looking for them crashed into a tour bus, knocking it down.

"Innocents!" They both shouted.

They immediately look at each other. Both surprised to hear the other show a sense of heroism.

They ignore this in favor of flying down and helping the tour bus patrons. They land.

"Okay." Danny says. "I think that if we can-" He doesn't finish as Starfire lifts the entire bus with ease, pushing it upright as Danny stares with a smile. "Wow." He shakes his head to snap himself out of it. He walks to the bus, forcing the door open. At least his super strength remained. He steps in. "Is anyone hurt?"

"My mom!" A little boy says near where the crash happened. Danny looks to him. "My mom's arm is broken!" Danny sees the woman, injured where the boy said.

"My mother is harmed as well!" Danny sees a woman behind the boy, pointing at a much older lady, her leg injured.

Danny looks to Starfire. "I'll take the old woman; can you handle the other one?" Starfire nods. He looks to the bus driver. "Which was is the hospital?"

Danny and Starfire bring the two injured people to the hospital after they make an ambulance was on its way. After leaving them with the staff the two fly off.

"That was most glorious! You helped those people!" Starfire commends him.

"Ah, it's nothing." He blushes, completely forgetting how suffocating she is. "I just don't like seeing people in danger."

"I too do not enjoy the innocents harmed!" She says.

They fly back to the Eiffel Tower, landing at the floor they were when they were alerted to harm.

"Starfire, that was awesome. They way you lifted that bus! Then you carried that woman without hesitating!"

"Well, I am a member of the Teen Titans." She blushes. "We save people every day."

"You're with a team of superheroes?!" Danny says, actually impressed. "You never told me that!"

"Oh…" She looks embarrassed. "I fear I was too busy smothering you with my lips to… say anything." Starfire immediately looks a bit tired.

"Are you okay?"

"Indeed. I am just…" Yawns. "A bit of the tired. Actually, I am very much the tired. I have been with you all day and the sleepiness has been coming to me and I've been ignoring it to be with you."

Danny relaxes. He realizes she's getting worn out. That's exactly what Clockwork needed for him to take her home. Yet still, Danny started to have second thoughts with a hint of guilt. This girl liked him and she clearly trusted him. But he felt he should at least finish this right.

"If you want to fall asleep, that's alright. I'll take you home while you rest."

Starfire smiles. "That would be the good idea…" She starts to get drowsy, falling a bit in Danny's way and leans on him.

Blushing hard, Danny holds on to her as he lifts her up. He looks into her eyes.

They take a moment, the lights of the Eiffel Tower lighting up, adding to the romantic atmosphere that Paris is known for.

They both blush and smile. Danny then lifts Starfire's head up with his thumb and trigger finger to get a better look at her.

There was no fear.

There was no hesitation.

There was no reluctance.

The two kiss.

Danny doesn't even think about her getting the wrong idea, he wanted to do it and was actually thinking this time.

Their lips part and they smile.

"Koriand'r."

"Huh?"

"My name… Starfire, in our tongue is Koriand'r. I believe you are… not that familiar with our tongue since.. you're…" Her eyes get heavier. "Though I am fine with Kori for short…" She smiles and sleep finally hits her.

Danny holds the sleeping alien girl in his arms in a bridal fashion as he flies up. He looks to her, admiring how peaceful she is and that she is genuinely asleep. He then looks up.

"Okay, she's asleep… Beam me up or whatever…"

A portal opens up and Danny flies in.

Without talking to anyone, Danny hands Starfire to Frostbite. He then gives hands the gadget to Clockwork.

"I can use my powers to reverse time for this object to before it was damaged, but don't come to me if your game console gets stepped on or anything." Clockwork says as he aims his staff at the device. It a flash, it's back to normal.

Danny presses it and it hits him. He sees his arm as it goes invisible. He should smile, but instead he looks back to the sleeping alien girl and looks feeling a sense of sadness.

"Are you not going to take her to the portal that will send her home, Great One?"

"No." Danny tuns back. "I'm still feeling conflicted about being around her. I'm hoping one of you can do it for me." He flies off.

"It is my honor to do this for Danny Phantom." Frostbite says. He then heads off to the portal Starfire came from.

One of the Observants looks to Pandora.

"Is there anymore popcorn?"

"How do you eat with no mouth?"

Danny arrives home. He's been gone for the same amount of time he'd been gone. It was about 10 hours. He left at 9 in the morning. It was now 5. He hears a knock at the door and answers. It's Tucker and Sam.

"Hey Danny!" They both greet.

"Hey guys…" Danny says with a half-smile.

"What's wrong?" Tucker asks.

"An alien girl?!" Sam asks loudly.

They've been in his room for the past 10 minutes as Danny explained everything that happened since Johnny 13 raided the lab again.

"Was she hot?" Tucker asks before Sam elbows him.

Danny chuckles. "As tiring as it was and as scary as her clinginess was, yeah. When you get past how my energies were making her more obsessive, when she got her emotions in check, she's a cool girl."

"Where is she now?" Sam asks concerned and a bit jealous.

"Frostbite is probably already at the portal to send her home." Danny says, looking a bit sad.

"Dude, what's wrong?" Tucker asks.

Sam looks concerned. "Danny, do you… like her?"

Danny's eyes widen and he looks to them.

"I… don't know. Maybe?"

Maybe?

Well, seeing Starfire save some people despite the effect he has on her is a good way to get his interest. He never denied she's pretty, and seeing her heroism is a good way to get his mind off her being obsessive.

But now he's feeling guilty and realizing he's probably into her.

What now?